Peekaboo MCP – lightning-fast macOS screenshots for AI agents

MCP server

Peekaboo is a macOS CLI & optional MCP server that enables AI agents to capture screenshots of applications, or the entire system, with optional visual question answering through local or remote AI models.

Made forCode quality

What you needAn MCP client that accepts server configuration

Sources checked2026-11-02

Project links

mcp.so GitHub

How to use it

Open the listing page and read the server's documentation.
Copy the configuration or command into your MCP client.
Restart the client and try one of the server's tools.

Copy setup details

Use these instructions in your own environment. Copying text here does not run it.

MCP configuration

Copy into a client that accepts mcpServers JSON. Other clients may use a different configuration format.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "peekaboo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@steipete/peekaboo-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEEKABOO_AI_PROVIDERS": "ollama/llava:latest"
      }
    }
  }
}

Security checks

Automated checks, last run Nov 2, 2026. They can miss problems and do not guarantee a listing is safe. Read the source and what you are asked to run before you use it.

NoteInstall scripts and package statusLayer 2
The npm package runs code when installed, or is deprecated. See the evidence.
Evidence (2)
@steipete/peekaboo-mcp postinstall
chmod +x dist/index.js 2>/dev/null || true
@steipete/peekaboo-mcp deprecated
Renamed to @steipete/peekaboo starting 3.0.0-beta1; please install @steipete/peekaboo
Source: npm registry
PassedSetup commands and descriptionLayer 1
No blocking patterns. Notes are listed in the evidence.
Evidence (1)
note: unpinned-package
peekaboo: npx runs "@steipete/peekaboo-mcp" without a pinned version, so whoever owns that package name can change what runs
Source: AIWantsThis screening rules
PassedKnown vulnerabilities in the packageLayer 2
OSV.dev lists no advisories for this package.
Evidence (1)
@steipete/[email protected]
No advisories listed in OSV.dev.
Source: OSV.dev
PassedSource repositoryLayer 2
The repository is public, not archived and has recent activity.
Evidence (3)
Last push
2026-10-27
Archived
no
License
MIT
Source: GitHub